Africa – Cape Verde

George Neves Leighton (1912-2018)
Judge George Neves Leighton and his twin sister, Georgina, were born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on October 22, 1912, to...
July 4th, 2018

Joseph Monroe Segars (1938-2014)
Ambassador Joseph Monroe Segars was born in Hartsville, South Carolina on November 6, 1938. He remained with his aunt and...
June 1st, 2015

Adrienne S. O’Neal (1954- )
In 2011, Adrienne S. O’Neal, career Foreign Service officer with the rank of Minister Counselor, was appointed by President Barack...
May 17th, 2015

Roger Dwayne Pierce (1951- )
Roger D. Pierce, U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Pierce earned his B.A. degree in Spanish...
May 7th, 2015

Charles Joseph Nelson (1921-2011)
Ambassador Charles Joseph Nelson was born in 1921 and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan. He was a 1942 graduate of...
May 6th, 2015

Tatiana Silva (1985- )
Tatiana Silva Braga Tavares is best known as the woman who was crowned Miss Belgium in 2005 and who represented...
March 29th, 2015

Praia, Cape Verde (1615- )
Praia is the capital and largest city of the island nation Cape Verde, an archipelago approximately 400 miles west of...
December 22nd, 2014

Clotilda (Slave Ship)
The schooner Clotilda is the last known United States slave ship to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United...
December 19th, 2009

AmÃlcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973)
Amílcar Cabral, also known as Abel Djassi, was a leader in the struggle for independence in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde. ...
August 10th, 2009